Detectives have arrested a 48-year-old man as a suspect in three assaults that were reported over two days last week in the Sixth District.

Felton Robinson Jr. was arrested on two counts of attempted first-degree rape, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault, the New Orleans Police Department said.

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Investigators said the incidents were reported Thursday and Friday in the Sixth District, which includes areas of the Irish Channel, Central City and the Garden District.

The first incident was reported Thursday. A young girl told officers that she was robbed at gunpoint near Third and Magnolia streets. The victim said a man walked up to her and took her iPhone at gunpoint.

Police said the man grabbed the victim's arm and attempted to drag her away, but she was able to escape.

Investigators said the second incident was reported around 6 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Loyola Avenue and Franklin Court.

A woman told officers that she was walking in the area when she noticed a man following her. The victim said the man took out a gun, took her cellphone and grabbed her by the arm, forcing her into an alley.

The victim said the man sexually assaulted her and he fled afterward.

Investigators said the third incident was reported before 8 a.m. Friday in the 2300 block of Freret Street. Officials said a young girl told police that she was walking in the area when she was approached by a man.

The victim said the man asked if she had seen his dog, then grabbed her by the arm and forced her into an alley. She said the man began sexually assaulting her before a witness stopped and the man ran off.

Investigators said the victims described the suspect as a black man in his mid- to late 30s. The women said the man had a black shirt, black pants and a gun.

Detectives were canvassing the area when an officer noticed a man matching a composite sketch that was released last week. The officer attempted to speak to the man near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Magnolia Street, but the man fled toward St. Andrew Street.

Officers pursued the man until he was arrested at St. Andrew and Clara streets. The officers found that the man was carrying handcuffs and a bandanna. He also left a BB gun modeled to look like a handgun at St. Andrew and Magnolia streets, police said.

Detectives identified Robinson as the suspect. He is also wanted in Texas in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash. His previous arrests include incidents of attempted first-degree murder, simple robbery, purse snatching and simple burglary.

Robinson confessed to his involvement in the sexual assaults, police said.

He was taken to Central Lockup. The investigation is continuing.

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